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Title: i30 FD petrol with 6 gears?
Post by: LemurMort on June 24, 2019, 13:05:53
Hello!
I heard someone saying it's possible to fit a 6-gear gearbox from some other petrol Hyundai onto a petrol FD?

Does anyone know is it possible? And if it is, what are the car performances after the change?
Title: Re: i30 FD petrol with 6 gears?
Post by: CraigB on June 24, 2019, 13:27:59
It's possible a 6spd manual out of a 1.4 GD or PD could fit if the boxes are similar length :undecided: if they came with a 6spd manual :undecided:
Title: Re: i30 FD petrol with 6 gears?
Post by: LemurMort on June 24, 2019, 14:32:03
It's possible a 6spd manual out of a 1.4 GD or PD could fit if the boxes are similar length :undecided: if they came with a 6spd manual :undecided:
Hm I don't think the 6-spead gearbox came from i30 but from some other Hyundai car :/
I 've never had the chance to compare the FD with the newer i30s, but the newer seem to me like they're different beasts than the FD.
Title: Re: i30 FD petrol with 6 gears?
Post by: CraigB on June 25, 2019, 14:49:18
Looking though European Hyundai websites shows the 1.4ltr PD i30's have a manual 6spd option, look for one in a wreckers and take some measurements :fingers:
Title: Re: i30 FD petrol with 6 gears?
Post by: nzenigma on June 25, 2019, 21:58:41
Looking though European Hyundai websites shows the 1.4ltr PD i30's have a manual 6spd option, look for one in a wreckers and take some measurements :fingers:

Also shooting from the hip,  :cool: having never done this. But is the  FD 1.4L and 1.6L motor the same block.?
I.6 L and GD  box would probably match up  :undecided:

The other thing to consider, Ive found Euro models with smaller motors can have low final/diff ratio. Therefore, they are fast off the mark but scream on the highway.

If using a 6 speed sourced here  from a large motor the diff ratio will probably kill performance
Title: Re: i30 FD petrol with 6 gears?
Post by: mickd on June 26, 2019, 01:03:55
How about dropping a 2.0l into it with a cam & intake /exhaust mods.
Am sure you could still keep the LPG as well. 
Title: Re: i30 FD petrol with 6 gears?
Post by: Dazzler on June 26, 2019, 06:09:17
How about dropping a 2.0l into it with a cam & intake /exhaust mods.
Am sure you could still keep the LPG as well.

Don't think they sold a 2.0 petrol FD in Europe... So 2nd hand ones might be like Hen's teeth!  :D
Title: Re: i30 FD petrol with 6 gears?
Post by: LemurMort on June 26, 2019, 07:33:11
They had 2.0 FD in EU, but I've yet to see one. Let alone drive it! :D

Could it be the 6-speed gearbox from 1.6 Elantra (MD) would fit the FD?
Title: Re: i30 FD petrol with 6 gears?
Post by: CraigB on June 26, 2019, 08:13:59
Also shooting from the hip,  :cool: having never done this. But is the  FD 1.4L and 1.6L motor the same block.?
I.6 L and GD  box would probably match up  :undecided:
According to the info here  :link: Hyundai KIA 1.4L Engine (Gamma G4FA) specs, problems, reliability, oil, Rio, Ceed, i20 (http://www.motorreviewer.com/engine.php?engine_id=18) they are the same block, so potentially a box from a 1.4/1.6 GD or PD will fit :undecided:

Maybe not the PD 1.4 turbo, Kappa engines are different  :link: Hyundai KIA 1.4 T-GDi Engine (Kappa G4LD) specs, problems, reliability, oil, i30, Ceed, Elantra (http://www.motorreviewer.com/engine.php?engine_id=142)
Title: Re: i30 FD petrol with 6 gears?
Post by: mickd on June 26, 2019, 09:11:15
How about dropping a 2.0l into it with a cam & intake /exhaust mods.
Am sure you could still keep the LPG as well.

Don't think they sold a 2.0 petrol FD in Europe... So 2nd hand ones might be like Hen's teeth!  :D

Ahhh, I see . Thanks.
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